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Journal Title: | First hand transplant procedure in Australia: outcome at 2 years |
Authors: | Dwyer, Karen M Webb, Angela R Furniss, Hayley S Anjou, Katie E Gibbs-Dwyer, Josephine M McCombe, David B Grinsell, Damien G Dickinson, Gillian F Williams, Richard A Russell, Prudence A Scott, David A. Baker, Christopher Vogrin, Simon J Langham, Robyn G Opdam, Helen I Morrison, Wayne A |
SWH Author: | Gibbs-Dwyer, Josephine M. |
Keywords: | Hand Transplant Procedure Surgery Australia Transplantation Volar Dorsal Motor and Somatosensory Cortex |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Date Accessioned: | 2023-04-12T02:09:40Z |
Date Available: | 2023-04-12T02:09:40Z |
Url: | https://doi.org/10.5694/mja12.11554 |
Format Startpage: | 285-287 |
Source Volume: | 199 |
Issue Number: | 4 |
Date: | 2013 |
Abstract: | Australia’s first hand transplant procedure was performed in 2011. The recipient was a right-handed 65-year-old man who had had amputations of all four limbs. He was previously a self-employed plumber, who developed pneumococcal sepsis in 2006 on a background of a traumatic splenectomy 32 years earlier. Progressive gangrene of his extremities necessitated amputation of his hands at the trans metacarpal level bilaterally. A faux thumb on the left enabled rudimentary function of abduction and adduction (Box 1). He required full assistance with upper limb functional tasks. Both feet were amputated, necessitating prostheses. |
URI: | https://repository.southwesthealthcare.com.au/swhealthcarejspui/handle/1/3707 |
Journal Title: | Medical Journal of Australia |
Type: | Journal Article |
Appears in Collections: | SWH Staff Publications |
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